{{Twenty-five people were injured when a passenger jet from South Africa to Hong Kong hit turbulence on Wednesday, police said, with two men seriously hurt and hospitalised in the southern Chinese city. }}<\/p>\n
South African Airways spokesperson Tlali Tlali confirmed in a statement that flight SA286, en route from Johannesburg to Hong Kong on 15 July at 17:11 (SA time) experienced severe turbulence injuring some passengers and crew.<\/p>\n
“Flight SA286 landed safely in Hong Kong on Wednesday at approximately 06:30 SA time (12:30 Hong Kong time). The crew of the flight immediately requested medical assistance for the passengers, which was arranged and ready on arrival of the aircraft in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n
“A total number of 165 passengers was on board, of whom 25 passengers are known to have sustained injuries and 3 crew members. The incident occurred whilst flying over the Kuala Lumpur airspace.”<\/p>\n
SAA will be providing an update as and when more information becomes available. <\/p>\n
Local Hong Kong television images showed ambulances on the tarmac at Hong Kong’s airport taking away the injured, who were on a South African Airways jet from Johannesburg which landed at around 12:30. <\/p>\n
Hong Kong airport authorities said they were notified by the plane’s captain at 11:00 that they would need help from emergency services when they came into land. <\/p>\n
“There was a plane that flew in from South Africa that saw multiple passengers injured when it encountered turbulence,” a police spokesperson told media. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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